How does one avoiding losing their shirts with auctions houses?

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

A little OT, but does anyone know what the best AH for old sport publications and old baseball books probably is? Uncommon first edition books and ruth magazines from the 20's etc

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Hunt did great with a bunch of Baseball Magazines from 1900-1930 not long ago

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by EYECOLLECTVINTAGE

A little OT, but does anyone know what the best AH for old sport publications and old baseball books probably is? Uncommon first edition books and ruth magazines from the 20's etc

Buying or Selling? Hunt's 'Baseball Magazine' lots went very, very cheap - overall 1/3 - 1/2 of what REA got on a similar grouping 5-6 years ago. The lots were arranged oddly with some major issues getting lost in larger lots. With sports publications I trust REA, Legendary and Heritage, as their descriptions are generally more detailed and accurate than the others.

When buying, I would ask lots of questions if you are unsure;i.e-are all the photos there? any pages missing? Condition? (if not obvious).